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21 October 2024
by Will Jones
News Round-Up
22 October 2024
by Will Jones
Furious West Dulwich residents are taking their Labour council to the High Court, accusing it of pushing through a low-traffic scheme after a shambolic consultation that ignored widespread opposition.
The creation of 20mph zones and LTNs has been greenlit by the Transport Secretary, who has pledged fresh funding despite the disastrous and widely hated rollout in Wales, where similar measures are being scrapped.
Locals have branded a Clean Air Neighbourhood a "cynical greenwashing scheme" after the Labour-run London council amassed nearly £12 million in fines from motorists.
Tough penalties, including funding cuts and loss of enforcement powers, are to be introduced by the Government for councils flouting new local support requirements in low-traffic zones.
A controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) scheme is to be scrapped after it turned a three-mile bus journey into a two hour crawl.
Councils are starting to scrap 20mph limits as the schemes face a backlash amid revelations drivers are facing a record number of fines for offences in the zones.
A staggering £50 million in fines has been amassed by Lambeth Council through increased penalties for drivers entering closed roads in low traffic neighbourhoods.
Fears of sexual assault haunt female Uber passengers in London's Hammersmith and Fulham, as drivers bypass a contentious low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), forcing vulnerable walks home alone at night.
A mother has slammed a low-traffic neighbourhood scheme after an ambulance was blocked from reaching her home as her 10-month-old daughter was having a seizure.
The newly formed Independent Oxford Alliance has surged in opposition to the contentious low-traffic neighbourhoods in Oxford, aiming to provide a responsive and inclusive alternative to mainstream parties.
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